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Improving Public Access to the Nashua River in Lancaster, MA

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Town-owned land along the Nashua River in Lancaster, Massachusetts requires some work in order to reinvigorate public access and utilization.  Our group worked with volunteers and town officials to accomplish a series of specific goals to address this situation.  Top priorities included: a boundary survey of the Cook Conservation Area; an accurate map of the existing trail system; and an investigation into the history of land use in the parcel.  This report details how we accomplished all of these goals through repeated visits to the area using GPS equipment and GIS software, gathering and interpreting primary and secondary source materials, and conducting interviews with significant participants in the movement to restore the river’s ecosystem.

  • This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.
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  • E-project-050313-123430
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  • 2013
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  • 2013-05-03
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  • Leominster
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